Straining-funnel.



w. s. SCHUYLER. STBAINING PUNNEL. APPLICATION FILED APR.Z7, 1910.

987,261. Patented Mar. 21, 1911.

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WILToN SUMNEE scHUYLEraoE SAVANNAH, MISSOURI.

STRAININGFUNNEL.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILTON SUMNER SCHUYLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Savannah, in the county of Andrew and State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful Straining-Funnel, of which the following is a specification.

Oneobject of this invention is to provide a straining funnel that can be used for straining gasolene and can also be adapted for straining water.

Another object of the invention is to provide a funnel for straining gasolene through a chamois or similar straining medium in such manner that large straining capacity will be obtained with comparatively small area of chamois or straining material.

A further object of the invention is to facilitate the insertion of a chamois strainer in the funnel and its removal therefrom.

A further object of the invention is to provide for convenient and thorough cleaning of the chamois strainer.

Another object of the invention is to provide a straining funnel which is adapted to be used in connection with receptacles having openings of different sizes.

My invention is particularly directed to obviating the objections incurred with the usual form of gasolene strainer where a chamois is drawn over the top of a funnel and the gasolene poured thereon, clamping means being used to bind the edge of the chamois around the top of the funnel more or less tightly. With such a construction the amount of gasolene which can be placed on the chamois is quite limited, the straining operation being correspondingly slow and there being a continual liability of gasolene to run or sipho'n over the top of the funnel causing wasteful and dangerous leakage.

The accompanying drawings illustrate the invention and referring thereto: Fi re 1 is a vertical section of the straining funnel. Fig. 2 is a perspective of the frame for the strainer. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the strainer. Fig. 4 is an inverted plan.

l designates the body of the funnel which is preferably made approximately cylindrical with a slight downward taper, this body being formed with a conical bottom 2 having a central outlet tube 3 and provided with a plurality of legs or supports A, for example, three in number. Said legs or supports are preferably formed as wings or ribs of sheet Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 27, 1910.

Patented Mar. 21, 1911. Serial N o. 558,066.

metal extending in radial planes from the outlet 3 and extending vertically downward from the bottom cone portion 2 of the funnel to substantially the diameter of the body portion l, the lower edges of said ribs being horizontal and adapted to rest on the top of a receptacle to support the funnel. A strainer 6 of wire gauze or similar material is secured on the bottom portion 2 of the funnel over the outlet 3 and somewhat above the upper end of said outlet portion 3 to serve as a strainer for water.

The gasolene strainer consists of a sheet or disk 7 of chamois or Similar material supported on a ring 8. The chamois skin disk is stretched over a ring or circular frame 8 in the manner of a tambour and extends up around the ring and over the top thereofand is drawn tight by means of a thread or flexi ble tension means 9 which contracts the edge of the disk drawing it over the top of the ring 8 andy holds the chamois skin firmly in position on said ring or frame. Lugs or brackets l1 may extend inwardly fromv the ring or frame 8 `beneath the iii-turned edge of the cham-ois skin to support the same and also to serve as handles in the vmanipulation of the ring. When the funnel is to be used for straining gasolene, the strainer 7 is inserted in the funnel and on account of the slight downward taper of the funnel, said strainer is wedged into the bottom of the funnel with sufficient pressure to prevent leakage of gasolene around the edges. The chamois skin which extends around the outside of the ring 8 serves as a packing means by engaging tightly with the Wall of the body portion l of the funnel, the ring 8 supporting the chamois skin in such manner that it conforms and lits within the approximately cylindrical body portion l of the funnel.

When the strainer 7 has been inserted in the funnel as above described, the funnel can be used for straining gasolene, as follows: The outlet portion 3 of the funnel is placed within the mouth or opening of any suitable receptacle, the rib or wing portions A serving to support the funnel firmly in vertical position and allowing for considerable variation in the size of the opening of the receptacle. Gasolene is then poured into the body portion l of the funnel and on account of the considerable height of this body portion, considerable quantity of gasole-ne may be poured in at one time, this being of require 'the use/of a. comparatively largerV andmore'expenoivejohamoia straining 'wat`e`r,`the straining member 7 may 'Y be removed, the lower strainer '6 th'en comproxiniately oylindrieal downwardly taperin'g body Portion having 'a cone-shaped boty body portionof the funnel tofo'rm a pack-y ing, and handle means on said rin'g.

yterialr stretched across said frame and tap egaiiiettli'efhendor otherolojeot, so ae to f dislod e any sediment-fro1n the surface It, at any time, it is desired to eleantlie strainer 7, it `calnbe quickl y and readily Vwithdrawnfroin the funn'eland given a sharp and then replaced 'for further opetei'ng intov operation.

VVhat-I claim isf: l. A 'straining funnel Comprising an aptom .with a central outlet portion-,1a 'wire gauze strainer supported on said coneshaped bottom, anda strainer removably supported 'in the :funnel above said Wire gauze strainer comprising a ring, a filtering 'material stretched across said ring and over the outside of the saine to fit and engaget'vithin the approximately eylindrioal 2l 'A straining funnel vcomprising'f an appro'Ximately cylindrical downwardly tapering body portion having a cone-shaped bottom `With'a centralvogutlet port-ion, a straining member detachably l'supported V'within said bodyportion, said straining member comprising a ring frame and v`a filtering maaround the 'ouf'ts'ide `tlier'eof, the portion of said filtering material at the outside of' the frame fitting and conforming with the body l portion of the funnel to form a packing,

and means drawing the edge of the filtering material inwardly over the top of the ring frame to stretch the filtering material across the bottom and around the edge of the frame.

3. A `str aining funnel4 comprising an ap-v proximately cylindrical downwardly tapering body portion having a cone-shaped bottom with a central outlet portion, a straining member detachably supported within said body portion, said 'straininP member 'compri's'iiig a ring trarne and a 'filtering material stretched aoross 'said frame and around the outside thereof, the portion or said filtering material at the outside of the frame iitting and conforming with the body portion of 'the funnel to 1forni a paoking, means drawing tlie edge of the liltering material inwardly over the to'p ofthe ring frame 'to stretch the filtering material' across the bottom of tll'e fl'iil, Said 'lllg' 'Ill'hvlng inwardly eX tending lug-s extendingjtinder said inwardly drawn portions 'of the filtering material.

4. A straining funnel comprising a downwardly ktapering body portion, a conical bottom portion, and outlet portion 'at the e'eiiter ort-lie bottom portion, radio1 ribs extending f'rom the cone-shaped bottom 'portion 'to support the tfunnel, a strainer fixed in posit-ion within the coneshape'd bottom portion, anda removable strainer extending fWithin the bodyportion of the funnel and engagingwith the wall thereof totem a tiglitjoiiit.

5. A strainingV tunnel yprovided with 'a conical bot-tom and with an outlet extending from nsaid bottoni, 'anda plurality of vertical ribs extending 'radially from said outlet means and downwardly 'from the conical bottom, the lower 'edge of Said ribs being horizontal, and 'saidfribs serving as legs for supporting the lfunnel.

In testimony whereof', -I have hereunto Set my hand at Savannah Missouri, this 15th day of April 1910.

, VILTON SUMNER 4SCHUYLER. 4In 'p'resenc'efot- C. H. ALLEN, C. E. SCHUY'L'ER.

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